The Refuge Permaculture Center
At Tara Farm and Nursery
Author: The Refuge Permaculture Center at Tara Farm and Nursery
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The Best Obsession
Right now, there is a stuffed squash and some beets warming in the oven (stuffed with wild rice, herbs, pintos and wild game, covered in tomato sauce and mozzarella) . And I am cozy on the couch in front of the woodstove with the absolute best seed catalog on the planet. I don’t often “highly”…
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Who Patrols Your Garden?
This video link is so cool. This is exactly what my ducks do (besides providing the best eggs on the planet!) from April to late October. I will have a few established duck pairs available this spring. No, I do not butcher my ducks. Their relatively contented little lives (the males do play a bit…
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Something Special for my New Visitors…Here and Only Here
If you have taken any of my classes you know how much I love talking about soil and all the living organisms that live there and help us in the garden. Well, here is a special video just for my website visitors…but especially for the more science nerd folks. I cover mycorrhizae in depth in…
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Welcome to a whole new look…
It’s been a long time coming… a new look, much more personal POV… In the coming months you will find information on upcoming classes and tours, specials on plants and services, more photos and stories to help you get back into your gardens and landscape, suggested reading and resources right here. Past posts and blogs…
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Oh the water…
I haven’t done a video in so long. Please LIKE it if you really do. Helps me keep my Channel. But this spring has been good to us. So I thought maybe my simple water management system might be a good subject. Thank you so much! Part One. https://youtu.be/OHSqE4VSOug
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Asparagus Omelette / Rhubarb Crumble
Early spring, pending snow, and the tips of the asparagus are just breaking through…
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Special Order Plant for 2022: Elderberry
Special Order Plant for 2022: Elderberry ** How Do We Love Thee! : Wine, Jams, Pies, Pancake Syrup, and Floral Spring Teas: The flavors and healing properties, the form and texture of the leaves and the fragile umbrellas of white to creamy flowers – I have several plants in my gardens: native North American, Samdal…
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A Giving Season…Even To Yourself
It seems too soon. It still gets dark so early. And with these higher-than-normal temperatures, we know winter weather could descend upon us any day or night. We live in Wyoming. The only way to know the weather is to frequently look out the window. The garden may still look like Autumn. We have been…
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